Fractal Audio Systems mystery product speculation

[Achilles]

Something's missing......

 

[GTR37]

I would say without question it looks FM based current Gen
Cliff has said the scribble strips cost a ton so if they dumped those and pulled out some I/O they could get down into the $900 ballpark probably

 

[GTR37]

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Something's missing......

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If you pull out the strips and Led rings it’s looking pretty similar

 

[the swede]

I say, no touch on that screen. It’s a normal screen and encoders and buttons to the right of the screen. I think it’s designed very similar to other fractal units, ui wise.

 

[Achilles]

If you pull out the strips and Led rings it’s looking pretty similar

Where's the big VALUE knob??

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

That's interesting, since I keep reading (here) that the QC sucks for 4CM leveling, etc., and the FM3 is the preferred solution. (Though "better" does not necessarily imply "good"?)

Circling back to this point, I think this is just a time/modulation based effect pedal with no insert point for running 4CM. Which is LIKELY a blessing for your FM3 price/sale. I can imagine plenty of people that own an FM3 wanting to ADD this to their rig#14: "the no compromise one with amps", but I don't see a whole lot of people flipping an FM3 for this.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Only one way to find out.

 

[Orvillain]

Circling back to this point, I think this is just a time/modulation based effect pedal with no insert point for running 4CM. Which is LIKELY a blessing for your FM3 price/sale. I can imagine plenty of people that own an FM3 wanting to ADD this to their rig#14: "the no compromise one with amps", but I don't see a whole lot of people flipping an FM3 for this.

But it has SPDIF on it. That is quite clear from the first photo that went round. Seems like an odd spec.

 

[jellodog]

Idk, seems pretty hefty if they are trying for a FX only unit

Mmm... it's all relative - I don't feel it's exactly massive given that the green pedal is the Wampler Belle, a mini pedal.

 

[dbagchee]

Yeah the SPDIF is a head scratcher - I'm still hoping for some amp models in this box...

 

[Mongillo19]

But it has SPDIF on it. That is quite clear from the first photo that went round. Seems like an odd spec.

FX plus audio interface

 

[luckymethod]

I really wanted to like my HX Effects but there were a few issues:

Added noise to my signal path that couldn't be gated (which is weird by HX Stomp didn't)
8 switches but only 4 snapshots
Editing was a pain with only scribble strips and no screen

I agree, I own an hx effects and it's a super frustrating unit, a real textbook case of "almost there but not quite".

 

[Achilles]

Why does the footswitch that's furthest away look so much larger than the others?
And why do the knobs look like there's 3 different sizes of them?

 

[JiveTurkey]

If it has poo switches; insta-buy, no matter what it actually does

 

[jellodog]

Something's missing......

The value knob is likely the tall knob that sits seperately off to one side of the grouped knobs under the screen. They've probably slimmed it down for this smaller form factor.

 

[Mongillo19]

Why does the footswitch that's furthest away look so much larger than the others?
And why do the knobs look like there's 3 different sizes of them?

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[Boudoir Guitar]

But it has SPDIF on it. That is quite clear from the first photo that went round. Seems like an odd spec.

So you can run fourteen of them in series without having to return to the analog domain. Also, they have an amp pedal in the works with same. And a dirt pedal pedal. Duh.

 

[Los-D]

Why does the footswitch that's furthest away look so much larger than the others?
And why do the knobs look like there's 3 different sizes of them?

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[JiveTurkey]

So you can run fourteen of them in series without having to return to the analog domain. Also, they have an am pedal in the works with same. And a dirt pedal pedal. Duh.

The Micro-Machine prophesy is complete \m/

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

The Micro-Machine prophesy is complete \m/

"I'll take your FM0 and raise you 3 separate boxes, 9 additional footswitches, and a power nightmare"